Although ¹  Herod ²  wanted to kill John, ³  he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

biblegateway Mat 14:5

Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.

Though he wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, since they regarded him as a prophet.

And [although he] wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

biblegateway Mat 14:5

Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered him a prophet.

And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.

bibleoremus Mat 14:5

Though Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet.

Herod would have liked to put him to death, but he was afraid of the people, in whose eyes John was a prophet.

biblegateway Mat 14:5

And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

biblegateway Mat 14:5

Although ¹  Herod ²  wanted to kill John, ³  he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “him” (also in the following phrase, Grk “accepted him”); in both cases the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.